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LIVERPOOL COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS DELIGHTED TO BE WORKING WITH TOP CHEF ANTON EDELMANN
LIVERPOOL Community College has 32 catering and hospitality students whom are delighted to be working under leading chef Anton Edelmann at a forthcoming charity dinner. Head of the catering department at the College, Ian Jaundoo, commented:- "This is a great opportunity for our students to work with a master chef, a fantastic experience for them. They are all really looking forward to the dinner, and will try their best to impress Anton!"
Eight of the students will work with Anton in the kitchen with the other 24 providing the vital front-of-house support waiting on the 80 guests.
Anton is Principal Chef for Sodexho's fine dining division Directors Table. The event is the 10th Anniversary, Liverpool Women's Hospital Charity Dinner which will be held at the hospital on 14 January 2005, with all proceeds going directly to the hospital. Sodexho's healthcare division has provided catering and domestic services at the hospital since 1993.
Anton is well known for holding Masterclass training sessions, however this is the first time he will be working with students from Liverpool Community College.
Anton said:- "Training sessions give young chefs the chance to deepen their knowledge of food and service, which I wish I had when I first started out! I am looking forward to working with the students from this college, and am confident that the dinner will be a great success!"
Anton currently also runs a Culinary Training Academy for Sodexho chefs.
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BG SPIRIT TAKES THIRD PLACE IN LEG TWO OF GLOBAL CHALLENGE 2004 / 2005
Report with thanks to BG SPIRIT Crew.
IN THE most dramatic finish of the Global Challenge 2004 / 2005 so far, Tony Summers from Liverpool, and the crew of BG SPIRIT, took the battle right to the line this afternoon, claiming third place and completing Leg Two of the round the world yacht race. After 36 days at sea and having raced over 6,100 miles across the Southern Ocean, BG SPIRIT, sponsored by BG Group, a global natural gas business, crossed the finish line in Wellington harbour at 00:34:19 (GMT), just two minutes behind second place BP Explorer, the closest finish of the race so far.
Frank Chapman, CEO of BG Group and a BG SPIRIT Legger on the Boston to Portsmouth stretch of the race, was delighted by the result:- "This has been an absolutely thrilling race with Andy and the crew showing true grit and determination over the last seven days in particular. They have been consistently strong contenders to pole position, since leaving Buenos Aires at the end of November."
He continued:- "We are all extremely proud of the tremendous amount of effort and dedication that the crew has shown, in conditions that most of us could never imagine. This result is testament to the spirit, determination and teamwork of the BG SPIRIT Crew - skills that we value highly here at BG Group. On behalf of everybody at BG, I would like to wish them all a very happy stop over in New Zealand and a prosperous New Year!"
The last two weeks of racing have been gripping, with only around 30 miles separating the front three boats at any one time. Positions have changed constantly, with crews having to remain focused in the knowledge that gains and losses can be made with the slightest of tactical decisions. Endurance has been key with BG SPIRIT Skipper, Andy Forbes pushing his crew to the limit, driving them on over the final hours.
With a gale warning in force for Cook, the area just outside the harbour limits, and a northwesterly wind gusting 25 knots in the harbour itself, the battle for the finish line remained intense. Tony Summers, a jubilant but exhausted BG SPIRIT crew member, explained:- "The last couple of days have been exhilarating, but exhausting. We have been so close and the pressure has been on us all. No room for mistakes, no time to rest and no time to even think about what you are doing - you just had to keep going. It's quite amazing that after 6,000 or so miles of racing, we three crossed the line within half an hour of each other.
We made a smart move a week or so ago, when we headed north to avoid a wind hole. Having made up good ground, we then became stuck last night about 50 miles out, frustratingly close to the finish. Then, windy Wellington gave us a welcome in style and the winds picked up as we drew close to the heads. Reefs went into the sails and we began beating hard into the prevailing tides and wind. Another two miles and we might have had them!"
One person who was particularly delighted to arrive in to Wellington today was crew member Ben Gough, originally from Christchurch. Ben is heading to the South Island during the stopover to marry his fiancée Penny. Penny was joined by Ben's family and an army of BG SPIRIT Supporters waiting to greet the crew as they crossed the finish line.
Looking back at the leg, Ben commented:- "That was tough, mentally and physically tough. But now that we're in, all the effort was worth it. I just can't believe that we're here, it is an enormous achievement on everybody's part. We have worked so hard to get here and it feels so good to know that we arrived in style, a podium position is something to be proud of. To have kept our nerve and been part of such close racing is an awesome feeling and one that will last for quite a while I'm sure."
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